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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

Cleveland said in his lie, ter to the
Blue and the Gray at Gettys' nr2
the other da
"Whlle those who fought and have Sc
much to forgive, lead III he pleasant
ways oil peace, on wicked appear the
traffic in section al hate and the betrayal
of patriotic sent ment"
Nov who has done wrong til
Union or Confederate soldiers: v no
are the C. mira i'll the eyes OF this
man C'evt and! Who are the sup
plants IeLeiug forgiveness and al
whose hands Is pardon sought? o:
course the Union soldiers have
done no wrong, then of course the
Southern so Iii, Is are tie cilnlD al =.
1t is a false charge against the
Sou h it is a SANDER and an out
rage that so-calIed DemocratIc
President should publicly char e
the South with treason and applaud
the great patriotism AMI generosity
of the North III pardonlng and for
giving the man Gus crime.
land have so much to forgive. "
Great God deliver us from such a
SANDER. John Sherman with all
his gall and venom never said more
Criminals to be pardoned. Shade,
of the departed shield and defend
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
geEs'EE EsEI.EF0EgVs.

We can't see for the life Of us how
amy clear headed sound thinking
man can favor the reuov al Of 81
taxes from whiskey and tobacco and
leave The tax untouched Oh blankets,
c4rpets hats, shoes, WoOlcn goods
cotton gDGts, trace chains, axes,
pIDws wagons, care and every ar
ticIc that the poor man consumes IN
his family AMI uses upon his farm
from a Trying pan TO pitch fork.
II is cas- enough to understand "hy
the capitalist, the merceuarE cen
gresham, the hired newspaper and
/ the manufacturer Of all these arti-
cles favor the abolition of the Intere
nal Revenue and the retention OF
the protective tariff system. But to
! understand why the honest, upright,
patriotic. unse!fi7h statesman or the
/ honest, sober minded labOrer, farms
er, mechanic, doctor, lawyer, merH
chant, or even the dude, or city fop
favors dear supplies cheap wills
key and tobacco is a few degrees
oeS o'" '"i 'iilPi V'ie'l'''' All"
yet we must admit that many who
lv0cate free WhiSkey aut tobacco
are aS hoheSt d" VIZ ale III CaNlh3
'''''' view" nc ''o"''' o'''
ou' 'no IAN vi '''00o Al 'Io'e' % ; ~
wv wv 'naV amount oi money
""u'" IAN ~ III" It's way ~ IHe
A'e"Sui II Tue revenues ShouIo
o' 'e"uCe" '''"' a'"o""' "iliu"'iS
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d 'io'e' "oo'e h"iiie" an" b"h y
o'HelS "ou'o oi necessity nave % re-
IMAM "S Vhey are o. "oulu nave Io
VI INCL ease" III oI"er 10 raise the
"e''i'e revenues - "7I'ay tue eA-
De"SeS VI inc government anu pay
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

We are glad to KNOW that the genera,
ioycrhaulihg has been. ordered. - lac Ear.-
ouS heads Of departments should get Tl4
Of the Republican lcgacleS lrf them. They
nave 10 longer any excuse for retaining
. them based on the idea 4hat the efficiency
Of the public service requires the rettn-
ton OF their experience. They should
have got Ri Of them long ago There
should be more radical changes among
Tie more important officials Democrats
should be on guard all along the Hnc "a
chiefs Of divisions, foI example. thfle
should be no such thing Is a Rtpubucau
chief OF division at this late LAY. That
there is Sucn au anomaly Is due to the
practical mctiic1cncy OF the heads "i the
DEPARTMENTS. Of Mr.. Rayari, Mr.. Las,
Mr. Lamar and so On. The President
cannot be expected to look after the de-
tails Of the departments. lie places these
/ in The hands OF his lIeuteuantS TIE lat
ter are responsible to lie people for such
/ a businesS-hkc administration Of the al
! fairs ofall the apartments that 1t may
| be possible Al any moment to know pr
ciScly how the business OF those depart
mcuts Stards. They cannot >eCure such
/ i STATE Of things with sub0rdmates IN
IcEargcs OF important GlTi ions OF the pub
| lie work accustomed to such crooked and
/ unsatisfactory proceedings as those
! Which characterized the Republican re
! gjmc.
The remaining raScals must go, c!,c
| further shortages will probably be 1--
covered like those Of the Republican
! Harvey and the Republican Bacon
/ Aetcs ant Observer.
This is exactly what we have said
and urged all The while until We
found out that it was the fixed pur-
! p 2se Of Cleveland to keep these fell
! lows in until they died cat or re.
signed, so we lost faithtui in the
/ President; and besilcs nearly al
the papers said we were wrong. But
now a Cleveland organ says lust
what we have sail and urged toT two
years. 50 it must be liz ut, ALT hOugh
wrong in US. 1t seems the fact that
We advocate a measure makes 1T
wrong in the eyes Of the Cleveland
organs, but as soon as they flop into
our way of thinking. it becomes all
right. The effort to shift the res
ponSib!l1ty from Clcveland's should
ers to his secretaries is too thin.T lie
President is responsible for the adj
ministration Of the Government and
not his sprointccs, otherwise the Re
puhlicans would lie responsible fol
the present administration. Now~
ever we are GLAD to see that thC
Ncars and OjserrCr is in favor OF
turning the rascals out.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
ENSTErws
WHEEL TAX.

WHEEL TAX.
We see that several Sta papers
are advocating whes tax that Is
a specific tax on each pair of wheels.
This looks very nice on paper. 1t
sounds very sweetly in the ears OF
these who paw no taxes hardly and
never expect to pay any. The tel-
low who owns a little property has
now to pay all the expenses of the
Government and educate the negro
to boot. Net satisfied with this,
there are those who would make
that class work all the public roads
by taxation. Now if there is any
county in the State thai wants TO
work the roads by taxation let that
county ask the next legislature to
impose that additional burden ana
duty on its property holders. But
don't force no such burden on any
of us who don't want it. 1t would
b. very unjust, VI equal and un-
adopted the present system OF
working the public roads and 1t has
answered very we'll for more than a
hundred years, bat the progressive
spirit of the New South seems de
termining to do away with the Old
South and all Its ways. Fake Tom
Jones who lives over the way. He
has thirteen carts, one wagon and
cleV' tenant}. Not one of these
thI6teen carts was ever intended to
90 on the roads. They were put on
the farm to haul compost and house
the crops. They never 90 Oh the
roads except as these tenants go to
to mill haul their produce to the
markets and 90 to church. But
these progressive spirits would
make the owner of these carts work
the roads, that his tenants mic bit
haNe good roads to travel on. Our
farm Is in half mile of the depot
and our tenants use the public
roads just p times more than we
do, yet we must be taxed for their
special benefit. FOOtmen travel the
road, bitches must be cut. roads
drained, foot ways and eros ings
must be male that they may pass
along dryfo0ted, but it must all be
done at our expense for their bene
fit. Here is man who has sever
wagons and twenty-one carts on his
farm for the benefit of the farm. He
has tOrty-One tenants. They use
these wagons and carts more thar
the owner, the carts never go off the
farm except for the benfit of the
tenants yet the man must pay f.
tax on each wheel to keep up the
roads. Half the crops made belong
to the tenants and must he housed
and marketed yet the Landowner
must he taxed on every pair o
wheels that he furnishes to the
tenant, to keep up the public rOa Is
There is no better way nor can ht
of working the roads than by tn.
hands white and black who live OF
or near the roads and who uss
them. The first idea that seems tt
enter fellows head after he learn.
to read is to tax some body for some
bOdy-elSe'S benefit. And the fell
who pay no taxes are more anXiou,
to levy and collect taxes than an,
body-else. We want taxes takel
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
BLOODY SHIRT.

We hope to see the contest of next
year made on broad principles with
out regard to sections
and with no reference to the
color of any mans skin. If this is
the course of the campaign next year
"lhe bloody Shirt sectionallsm,a and
thu color line will disappear from the
political arena, and the great Issues
before the people will be decided ac-
cording as The voters make up their
unbiased and deliberate Judgment
after g foil discussion of the prin-
ciples as announced by both partica
- jhrlr State andNational platforms.
Democrats of the Bourbon stripe
know full we'll that such a campaign
as is toreshadOwed by the Courier
JournM will lose them West Nir-
gjnia Virginia, North Caroline,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
Therefore, they do not want any
campaign in these States that IS not
based 90 the color line. Mr. Cleve-
lant and Bishop Lyman have eff
fec,ually prevented the recurrence of
this political factor next year
Signal.
Very natural. We suppose You
y. But we will give you q piece of
I,Iform4tiOn. The negro IS here to
strA aud as long as he stays he must
stay o. one side and the white man
ON The other side, notwithstanding
Gscver Cleveland, Bishop Lyman
?ud the Signal to he contrary. You
had as well attempt to blot out the
white race OF men as to undertake to
| lot out the color hue. You and
Mr. Cleveland can bend all your
energies for years to come to blot
out the color line, bat the greater
your efforts the great your damna
ton. God has made or created
each race and stamped each with bis
lndelible seal, and rome bnt lunatics
crank5 and fools will spend much
time in attempting to change the
order Of nature and in reversing the
laws Of Cod BaubOn Democrats you
call us, if we understand you Alright
Well we glory in the name, we &C
cept the title, If thier mission is tC
keep both races as God has created
them and where he located them
Don't understand u.s. as defending art
justifying Cleveland's Democracy
His Democracy is no better thar
yours and not so good. Ia fact We
prefer your Democracy to his bur
devil take both for US. DOn't 70,
trouble yourself about the color line
it is drawn, and it will stay drawn
We admit if you can blot out thu
color line you can carry not only tht
States YOU name but more than hal
the Southern states. If the SUI
should cease to shine what a darl
world We should have. If the Miss
Issippi were to dow back over tn,
mountains instead of into the gulf
what a miracle it would be, II tn,
rivers, lakes aGd oceans were to dry
up how scare this world would b,
Of water. When you and Grove
Cleveland With the aid of the bishoI
abolish the laws Of q Il you will
BE- ab.e 20 a.o.isn tue co.or line anc
no. til. thcu-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
REST.

Man REQUIRES rest. The beast Of
the forest rennires rest tie birds Of
the mir and the f MS If the sea All
raoniro ~as; The nv and tEp horse
mnst ne rested or they will soon Give
ont The MARCHING army must have
rest. Every si:ec;as in thp animal kinu-
dom must hav, rest. We are told that
mus1c and singjner never ceases il
Heaven. We don't know ab,rt
that. We have never been there
and if we sl.0ulI 20. We H0uld not
ratnrn IN Give thn reformation. We
sra told that thern is no rest in
Hades or Ceh,la. we are not ex-
actlv nrenarpd inst now To answer
that aI,1scdly. hut we would not he
surprised they Gi3 not rest at times
in both these places. Earthly ANGELS
rost and narth1p devils rnet hnt tho
devils don't rest LONG If q time thew
keen th,nos MOVING both NIGHT and
dav Now we have told Won some
things that must have rest or die for
the want Of it. And we are going to
tell Won snmethino else that must
have -est and food as we'll ar if will
r,o,, nari.b also YonrIonas ,ns+
have rest and food if Won axract
them to nerform their natural and
leoit;motn fnnctiocs ordo,no1 of Cod
hafora man axisted Yon had nc
we'll axnart tho mothar To ,i,o s.ol-
to the bahe without rest and food az
TO exnect fine earth 10 hring forth in
abundance w,th,rt root and food
Won had-as wall axoa..t tho hoiIar to
mako ote.ro for tho on,;,o ,,+ho,t
water and fuaI "a IN axnact tho folds
tn nrodpce cr,ns vithont r.st and
food.
Rocausa uo bovo rot fod ona roa+o,l
our lands ia ono of tho oroot rooso, o
wbv wa GRO oil noo- ond onr lands
NOR wo,ld Won oxoa.+ ,oa
davis work from vorr borso or ~
wit hout food and ros,9 Thon wiz,
shouIa Won axnoc, fill rotnrns fr,,n,
vopr fields without food ond rost2
What wn COLL res. for Ian3 :. +, oI1or
If 70 ro,oai, rndis+or,od h. a1o -,
h,o for ono so.so,, +h.. 49,,
great land doctor may suno1v t,a
chemical and nhveicaI i,rro5ionte
reonisitas and n,nn,r+;os ntioh have
hoan dr.wn f-an = b.. ,i,;,i
What wa coll f,od for LAND -
turn to II thosa aIanon,S an1 ,,ronor
tias Won baya toly., from, = III,
nroa,ct;o, IF cro,s rho f,o,
-bo understands .ho 1o,r, af %o+-,
and ohevs thosn laws will oIwovs H.
the successful farmer Tho f.,r,no,
who k,,us no+h;o, or +h.oo al
aI.ove no +no ,ns,ooossf,, f.o-
Nstnro m,s, ond will ho o,,,,od
obo will ror,so 20 r;o1d hou hon.;..
From nothioc Won can tol,o ,o,h;nc
rom somo,I'in,r w, oo t.1-o
+hino Van ,na+ a;o hol. .4
lo4
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

column. closely scanning the con
tents. we pause and cast our eyes or
/ The title page TO be sure that we are
not mistaken in the paper. After
reading the numerous articles Of
abuse heaped on President Claye~
land and the Den ocratjc Admins
tratlon. We are led to ask the ques
ton: Is tic DEMOCRAT really til
papcr it Claims TO be, and does Il
have at heart the welfare of the
/ Democratic party:
We sincerely hope that brother
/ nHchin is not an unsuccessful APP
F p'i.aat for Office that he should per
+ So: in parailug before the put'jC
the fsu'tS or ;he Administration IS ii
ven; Tor his disappoin'm mt. II he
continues 20 do this We would sug-
/ gest that lie Change the name OF his
paper.-Selma NelcS
II you huu2h. you wee reading
a Mugwump Eater, You were mis-
taken. Il you thought you w.re
reading i paper th}t believed in dis
gr&clng aud deuoneuzlnI silver Tor
the special ben, fl Of the gold bugs,
bond-holder7 ana BANKERS, you were
mistaken. If YOU thou.it YOU were
reading paper that brIieYed In ap-
| pointing negrOts over white Demo
Gratis II preference to Democrats,
YOU were ms, aiken. If you thought
rou were reading parCr that hes
uevel in social political, education
d and rtli-iou, eqn.l.ty tctween til.
races. ytu were mistaken. If YOU
thou,lt ,0u were reading a paper
that considered tie culore race
EN- 4 to the white race, YOU were
mistaken. II YOU thought Won were
reading a DaDcr that believed in ap-
pointing citizens from the State of
New York 20 rule over the eople OF
the territories to the exclusion OF
yoad honest cauah}p mon in the ter
ritorjcs yol were mistaken. Ifyou
thought YOU were reading a paper
that believes in retaining and ap,
pointing Republicans under q Demo
cratic administration tn the exrlus,
ion of comnetent honest Democrats
Won were mistaken. Ifyou thought
Won were r,a3jnn 2 D,ner that be-
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

off instead Of putting more on. Pct
us down asagainst a wheel tax.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

We have before US that handsome
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

quicser, If YOU viii let I'll land
rest.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

end ably edited paper the Scotland
Neck DEaoCEAT edited and Put
isLed by the talented ". II. kitchin.
ESQ. As we cast cur eyes oyer each
column, closely scanning the Goa
tents, we pause and cast our eyes or
The title page TO be sure that we are
not mistaken in the paper. After
reading the numerous articles OF
abnse heaped on President Cleye>
land and The Den ocratjc Admins
tratIon. We ara led to ask tie ques
ton: Is tic DEMOCEAr really tin
papc- it claims TO be, and does Il
have at heart the welfare of the
Democratic party:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

such way as to inclose the govern
ment sections, thus preventing the pas.
sage of those who might want to ''take
up the latter: The attorney general
declares such fencing illegal:
Every farmer who slaughte,s hogs
and makes sausages should raise sage,
summer savory, and thyme to Use in
havoring them. Pulverizcd sweet herbs
should be sprinkled on fresh pork be-
fore it is roasted. On farms where
there is plenty of help these herbs can
be raised with profit for the supply of
the local market.
When screwing up the nuts on the
ends of a rod it often happens that the
rod will turn with the nut. To pre-
vent this the NUT ON the other end
must be kept from turning by screwing
on check-nut and wrench on this
will hold the rod while the first-men-
toned nut is screwed on.
The second annual strengthening,
Under the auspices of tho Missouri
Wool-Growers' association, will be
held at St. Louis, May II, IL and IS.
Cash prizes to the extent of 81, 76O are
offered. Particulars may be had upon
application to H. c.: West, lock box
500, St. Louis:
A Massachusetts paper claims that a
new grange of the Patrons of Husb
ry is organized in that state every dav.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
He Had a. Sweet Tooth.

A Boston lady, whose sister lives in
Georgia and whose mansion there is
ovcrrun, like every other big southern
residence, with black servants, receives
frequetly from her sdd stories of these
always funny people. Her stout color
cd cook, a charmingly loquacious per-
son, has two small boys who serve as
GRAND bearers and personal servants to
the lady of the house. One of these
boys. whose name is Ivy, has devour-
ing passion for molasscs, and not only
decorates his countenancc with it on all
possible occasions, but cannot possibly
eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with
some bread and honey at his lunch in
the kitchen, and promptly called for
molasses.
LANDS sakcs" said his mother.
go to put on de bread m honey?'
''Sartin', NANNY
Ian: OBJ de Twin! Eli dat boy wv
had an angel Gabriel served up on de
table he'd ask right Off TO dc lasscs to
put on him. '-Boston Transcript.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

A United States Senator states that
just before the adjournment of the last
Congress, he received q bill from a
constituent, proposing to provide for
the payment, with interest, Of the
money expended by every man drafted
in the war III securing substitute. The
author OF the Till says: "Those who
were compelled to secure substitutes
were necessarily obliged to pay out
from 500 to $500 from their private
resources, and although they made
this sacrifice for the good of the coun.
try, they cannot get n pension. Many
of these drafted men, he wrote, who
never went into the war, are now in
Strengthened circumstances, and that
the money advanced for the payment
OF q substitute would be a great help
to those suffering for the necessities of
liie." The senator has not yet decided
to present the bill to cong1es at the
next session, and the absurdity OF tho
proposition leads to the impression
that it was intended to 1idicule other
pension propositions which may have
been extravagant.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

Some thirty-ive of the national
banks of New York brought suit
against the city to restrain the COL
lection OF taxes assessed upon the
shares of stock of those banks. The
custom raised by tho case is whether
or not the system of taxes enforced in
the State OF New York is in opposi.
ton to section 5,219 OF the Revised
Statutes of the United States, which
requires that the taxation of shares
or national banks shall not be at a
greater rate than is assessed upon
Lther moneyed capital in the hands
OF individual citizens of said state.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has just answered the question
in the negative and affirms the decis-
ion OF the court below in favor Of the
State. Consequently, the appellant
IS not entitled to the relief prayed for,
and the decree of the circuit court
is affirmed. Taxes to the amount of
more than 1000, 900 are involved in
this decision, and the national bank
stock affected by it amounts at par
value to more than $SO,OOU,OOO.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

. The experiment Of pouring oil on
the troubled waters, in gale at sea,
has been so frequently tried, and al.
ways with success, it Is surprising
every vessel is not provided with such
a simple safeguard against disaster.
In the recent yacht race across the
Atlantic both croft experienced the eff.
ficacy OF this magic queller of the
waves, and it is not at all unlikely
that the Dauntless would have sue.
cumbed to the fury of the hurricane,
had it not been for the smooth streak
caused by tho timely dripping OF oil
to leeward, making an undisturbed
spotsin the midst OF q raging sea, in
which the yacht rode with compare
tive ease. The effect in the case of the
Coronet was not so marked, as her
swift flight across the waves prevent
ed her from benefiting by the calming
power OF this wonderful agent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Societies Must Paw Death Benefits.

Judge Wilkin in the district court at St.
Paul, rendered a decision in favor OF the
plaintiff in the case OF l.. w. IIentzelman
against the Druid Relief Association OF
Minneapolis. The plaintiff is the heir OF
Harvey Hentzelman, deceased, and suit
was brought to recover 81 900 death bene.
fits from the defendant company OF
which the deceased was q member. 1t
was claimed that an assessment due the
company had not been paid, the deceased
thereby losing all claim against the Druid
association. But the plaintiff claimed
that the bylaws of the association, re.
quiring notification OF assessments due,
had been changed unlawfully and without
the knowledge Of Harvey Heintzelman,
and the assessment would have been paid
had the proper notice been given. The
decision is an important one as it affects
III beneficial societies in the state.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
Important Cabinet Meeting.

Washington Special Cabinet met on the
9Th, and remained in session over three
hours. The meeting was devoted almost
entirely to the consideration of interna.
tional questions the most important re.
lating to the Canadian fisheries, the policy
OF Great Britain in regard to the island OF
Hayti, and the seal fisheries of Alaska.
In regard to the fisheries question it is
understood that information has been re.
ccived to tho effect that England sustains
the position taken by the Canadian au'
thortics end is in no W Use disposed to make
concessions requested by this government.
This question was considered by the cab
met with the view to the advis
ability OF suitable action by the
President under the provisions Of
tho retaliltory act. Tho alleged do
mand OF Great Britain for the possession
OF the Tortugas Islands, ON the payment
by the Haytien government of 81 900, 600
in settlement Of the old claims was con-
sidered at some length. The United States
have great interests in Iluyt commercial
and otherwise, and are dc ply concerned in
its welfare and prosperity. \ correspond.
ence will be opened with Great Britain on
this subject.